The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity

The Life in Your Garden

This world is filled with so many different and incredible species. Human beings are only one of them . Many of us enjoy having gardens. Why not make them hospitable to other life as well? Horticulturalist and Master Gardeners, Reeser Manly and Marjorie Peronto give us a taste of their wisdom in their new book “The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity”. This book available from Tilbury House Publishing shows how to turn your landscape into a garden suitable for humans and our other earthly friends alike…more

Before We Eat From Farm to Table

Working in the nutrition field it amazes me how many people, especially children have no clue where their food comes from. For some reason they just assume it shows up in the store like magic. They pay no mind to the hard work…more

Prepper’s Dehydrator Handbook Long-term Food Storage Techniques for Nutritious, Delicious, Lifesaving Meals

Prepper’s Dehydrator Handbook

I love gardening. There is nothing like the flavor of home grown produce. The only issue I find with gardening is what to do with all the extra food you are blessed with. I see several options. Eat it all–impossible, Give it away – You can only give away so much, can it, freeze it or my favorite way—dehydrate it…more

Charades for Kids – Travel

Charades is a fun classic party game. Fun unless you are to young to have any clue what they are trying to…more

Planting for Honeybees

Honeybees are almost as vital to the survival of the planet as air and water. There are a whole lot of foods that we eat that simply cannot survive without being pollinated. Bees are the simplest way to get the job done. Unless you want to go feather pollinate every…more

Silk Plants Direct Preserved Boxwood Two Ball Topiary

I love plants. Really, who doesn’t? Sometimes though, they take quite a bit of your time to take care of. What if you do not have all that extra time to attend to all of the lovely plants and shrubs you want in your world? This is where Hedgescapes comes in…more

Monogram Utility Tote by Lavington Designs

Monogram Utility Tote

Love this bag. Made of really sturdy 100% Indian Cotton, this bag is going to last a lifetime. You can fit most anything you need…more

Grow Food Anywhere

When we moved from the ranch I grew up on I knew there would be some big changes to my world. One of these was going from an acre garden that was deer and rabbit fenced to a yard in the city. I knew I would still garden. I just had to figure out how…more

Desert Gardens of Steve Martino

Growing up among cactus and mesquite trees I know what it is like to try to keep a garden happy under the hot summer sun. The air is so hot and dry, the winds feel like an oven fan. The desert garden answer is what we call Xeriscaping. No one does this better than…more

Movement and Meaning The Landscapes of Hoerr Schaudt

Gardens are lovely places. Whether they are in the country, city or a suburban backyard they are a place to grow things you need for sustainability. A place to relax. A place to contemplate things. A place of comfort. Proper design of a garden for functionality and…more

The Herbal

The Herbal or General History of Plants: The Complete 1633 Edition as Revised and Enlarged by Thomas Johnson

Written in 17th century English, there is a bit of  difference in the typestyle. That takes a couple of minutes to get used to. Once your brain gets ahold to it your mind will be…more

Tiny Garden, Huge Harvest

Want to make the most of your garden space? Get yourself a copy of…more